[BBLISA] Database education? (fwd)

[Dean Anderson]

Umm, this caught my attention:

X-Spam-Status: No, hits=3.9 required=5.0 
tests=NO_EXPERIENCE,RCVD_IN_SORBS,
        RCVD_IN_SORBS_ZOMBIE autolearn=no version=2.63



It seems you are using SORBS as a blacklist. Be advised that SORBS is
/not/ an anti-spam list, but a personal revenge list. It claims
(willfully) that all of Av8 Internet's address space is hijacked.  Of
course, ARIN has a different and authoritative report, and genuine lists
of hijacked address space also do not include the Av8 space.

Use of the SORBS list will block non-spam mail, for non-spam reasons.  
Matthew Sullivan (the college student who runs SORBS) has been notified
but refuses to remove the listing. The false claim originates from Alan
Brown, formerly of ORBS infamy.  As you might recall, Brown lost ORBS and
his ISP when he lost suits after he listed ISPs he didn't like for
similarly false reasons.  He's done this sort of thing several times
before.

		--Dean

[dean at dakota h323systems]$ whois NET-198-3-136-0-1 at whois.arin.net
[whois.arin.net]

OrgName:    AV8 Internet, Inc 
OrgID:      AV8IN
Address:    P.O. Box 7286
City:       Nashua
StateProv:  NH
PostalCode: 03060
Country:    US

NetRange:   198.3.136.0 - 198.3.143.255 
CIDR:       198.3.136.0/21 
NetName:    AV8IN-NET-1
NetHandle:  NET-198-3-136-0-1
Parent:     NET-198-3-0-0-1
NetType:    Reassigned
Comment:    
RegDate:    2003-07-30
Updated:    2004-02-23

OrgTechHandle: DA31-ARIN
OrgTechName:   Anderson, Dean A.
OrgTechPhone:  +1-617-344-9000
OrgTechEmail:  dean at av8.com

# ARIN WHOIS database, last updated 2004-09-05 19:10
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[dean at dakota h323systems]$ whois 130.105.0.0 at whois.arin.net
[whois.arin.net]

OrgName:    Open Software Foundation 
OrgID:      OSF
Address:    P.O. Box 7286
City:       Nashua
StateProv:  NH
PostalCode: 03060
Country:    US

NetRange:   130.105.0.0 - 130.105.255.255 
CIDR:       130.105.0.0/16 
NetName:    OSF
NetHandle:  NET-130-105-0-0-1
Parent:     NET-130-0-0-0-0
NetType:    Direct Allocation
NameServer: STARSHIP.AV8.COM
NameServer: CONCORDE.AV8.COM
Comment:    
RegDate:    1988-07-20
Updated:    1998-12-21

TechHandle: DA31-ARIN
TechName:   Anderson, Dean A.
TechPhone:  +1-617-344-9000
TechEmail:  dean at av8.com 

OrgAbuseHandle: DA31-ARIN
OrgAbuseName:   Anderson, Dean A.
OrgAbusePhone:  +1-617-344-9000
OrgAbuseEmail:  dean at av8.com

OrgTechHandle: DA31-ARIN
OrgTechName:   Anderson, Dean A.
OrgTechPhone:  +1-617-344-9000
OrgTechEmail:  dean at av8.com

# ARIN WHOIS database, last updated 2004-09-05 19:10
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